Automobile lift



Feb. 22, 1938. H. H. GUNTER 2,108,888

AUTOMOBILE LIFT Filed May 20, 1937 Potentefi Feb. 222,, 1938 were om, Beltore, Mil. Aoolloetlom telly 2c. 1e37, sexier No. assets This invention relates to e lifting elevice for use on motor one other vehicles end it consists of o lilting member having. one end ettecl'leo to wme portion of the velolcle running seer, such as the mile, one the tree eml of the lifting memoleer is intended to be placed Oil the ground and the vehicle moved longltuclinelly one this movement rides the vehicle up on the member. Prior to this invention it has been olmcult to keep tile 19 member irom sliding eloog tloe grouoel when the vehicle is moved in being elevated, one this invention is cllrecteei to a member bovine various joints which cause its erourul engaging cool to firmly engage tile surface sotbet the vehicle will loe reiserl by its loneituolnel movement even though the surtece oil the carousel mot b quite smooth such as concrete or mecoolom.

The member mey be moiritolr eo is inactive position elevated trom ground contact when not o in use. When in this inective position the memoer cloes not is any woy irlteriere with tile nor-=- mel action of tlie vehicle and the movement-oi its beer) in resoect to its clvsssls.

The accompanying drawing forming e, port 5 hereof illustretes one embodiment oi the inventiora.

In Figure l the lifting device is showe es et= tecllecl to a vehicle and. is in lrioperetive oosi= ties, as shown to solid; lines.

so In Figure 2 the lifting member is in ooeretive position with the wheel oi the vehicle reiserl from the ground.

Fieuze 3 is e sectional view on line 23-23 of Fig.

Figure 4 is e sectional view on line 6- or Fig. 2.

In the drawing slmlle-r numerals rater to simi= ler parts throughout the severel views.

= The llft'es shown is ettecloecl to the axle ces= 'eo lng l or o vehicle having s, wheel '3 rlrlven by the male 8. Wheel 2 has thereon e rubber tire A U bolt $5 surrounds the scale casing and projects through holes in plate t to which it is held by nuts 7?. Piste s has integral therewith pro-- 4:; looting lug is drilled to secure it bolt El passing thorethrough and through the lower end of limit it. Bolt e preferably lies e spring washer ii at one end to prevent rattle between the bolt, linls to end the lug e when the vehicle is in motion.

5o Link It at its lower end hes a bearing surface E2 to limit the upward angular swing of the link when the lifting member is placed in operation. The tree or upper end of the link to has bolted thereto by bolt it the upper end of the lifting 55 member l6,

Lifting member it has bolted to its lower end, by bolt to, lower section it. This section has in it, and above the bolt 65, a slot I? which rides freely on pin member it made fast in lifting member til. A foot member 59 is bolted to the 5 lower encl of the lower section it to form a ground engaging end for the lifting member.

When the lifting member is out of use it may be rsised to e substantially horizontal position by e chain or like member it the upper end of 10 which may be secured to any portion of the vehicle body. This tlon of the llftlng'memleer it is shown in solid lllleS in Figure 1. In this position the link ill extends longitudinally of the body oi the vehicle and under no clrcum- 5 stences would it strike the body of the vehicle when the springs between the axle and body ere compressed.

When it is desired to raise the vehicle on the lilting member the chem ill? is released and the first position taken by the. lifting member is shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1. With the lifting member in this position the vehicle is given a sudden but short movement in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 1. The effect of this movement is to bend the joint of the lifting member it with its lower section to to the extent allowed by the slot ll. The sudden movement oi the vehicle with the quick give allowed by this joint causes the ground engaging member to die in end tslre hold so that no sliding takes piece between the ground engaging member and the pavement. With further movement of the vehicle in the some direction the link it rises at its free end so that force having a. substem tiel vertical component is suddenly exerted upon the lifting member causing the ground engaging member to further die in and not slip. This action continues until the bearing surface i2 on the link ill eugeges the plate l3 and the force o then tends to lift the body of the vehicle off the wheel 2 and tire 55. As the vehicle goes further in this some direction member it strikes against the end of plate 6 which forms o stop to limit the movement of the lifting member, and. in this 415 position, shown mile. 2, the vertical thrust on the lifting member has passed to the other side or the ground. engaging member from that on which it was at the'beginning of the operation. This passage of the vertical position of thrust maintains the vehicle in its raised position so that there is no tendency, even on an incline, for the vehicle to move from under the lifting member. With the vehicle raised in this mannor the tire may be changed or any other operation performed that may be required.

The vehicle may be removed from the lifting member by reversing the movement of the vehicle a very small amount which may be done by reversing the direction of the drive of the power and even though the lifting member as shown is on a driving wheel of the vehicle the amount of movement required will take place before the differential of the drive causes the raised wheel of Y the vehicle to spin or if in any case this did not prove successful a person could easily push the vehicle from the lifting member by hand.

Any wheel of a vehicle equipped with four of these lifting members can be very quickly raised from the ground and the necessary repair made withou getting under the vehicle to place a Jack in the proper position which becomes more and more difilcult as vehicles are covered up with stream lining effects as is done at the present time.

Various modifications may be made in the invention without departing from the spirit thereof and what is claimed as new and is desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

1. Means to elevate a wheel of a vehicle in response to movement of the vehicle comprising support and stop members on a part of the vehicle running gear, a lifting member having a ground engaging end, a link connecting the other end of the lifting member with said support for vertical swinging movement from a position extending lengthwise with said link substantially horizontally in the path oi vehicle travel, to abowed position with said link, substantially vertical, lifting the vehicle wheel, passing the vertical position of thrust on the lifting member and engaging the stop member.

2. Means to elevate a wheel of a vehicle inresponse to movement of the vehicle comprising support and stop members on a part of the vehicle running gear, a lifting member having a ground engaging end, a link connecting the other end of the lifting member with said support for vertical swinging movement from a position ex tending lengthwise with said link substantially horizontally in the path of vehicle travel, to a bowed position with said link, substantially vertical, lifting the vehicle wheel, passing the verticalposition oi thrust on the lifting member and engaging the stop member and means to limit the upward swing of said link with respect to said support.

3. Means to elevate a wheel of a vehicle in response to movement of the vehicle comprising a lifting member, support and stop members for said lifting member'on a part of the vehicle running gear, said lifting member being connected to said support for vertical swinging movement from a position substantially horizontaland in the path of vehicle travel to a substantially vertical position, lifting the vehicle wheel, passing the vertical position of thrust, and engaging the stop member, said lifting member having a ground engaging end, and a pivoted joint adjacent said end, and a stop to limit the movement at said joint whereby the lifting member bows downwardly when the lifting member engages the i ground, and upwardly when the vehicle is driven against the lifting member. to raise the vehicle.

4. Means to elevate a wheel of a vehicle in response to movement 0! the vehicle comprising support and stop members on a part of the vehicle running gear, a lifting member having a ground engaging end, a link connecting the other end of the lifting member with said support for vertical swinging movement from a position extend-- ing lengthwise with said link substantially horizontally in the path of vehicle travel, to a bowed position with said link, substantially vertical, lifting the vehicle wheel, passing the vertical 90-,

sition of thrust on the lifting member and en gaging the stop member, said lifting member hav ing a pivoted joint adjacent the ground engaging end and a stop to limit the movement at said joint whereby the lifting member bows downwardly when the lifting member engages the ground, and upwardly when the. vehicle is driven tending lengthwise with said link substantially horizontally in bowed position cal, lifting the vehicle wheel, passing the vertical the path oi vehicle travel, to a position of thrust on the lifting member and en-,

gaging the stop member and means to limit the upward swing of said link with respect tosaid support, said lifting member having a pivoted joint adjacent the ground engaging end, and a stop to limit the movement at said joint whereby the lifting member bows downwardly when theliitlng member engages the ground, and upwardly when the vehicle is driven against the lifting member to raise the vehicle.

with said link, suhstantially-vertl- HOWARD H. Gm. 

